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<pre><code> Miss Dove’s rules were as fixed as the signs of the
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<p>zodiac. And they were known. Miss Dove rehearsed<br>
them at the beginning of each school year, stating them<br>
Line as calmly and dispassionately as if she were describing<br>
5 the atmospheric effects of the Gulf Stream. The penalties<br>
for infractions of the rules were also known. If a student’s<br>
posture was incorrect, he had to go and sit for a while upon<br>
a stool without a backrest. If a page in his notebook was<br>
untidy, he had to copy it over. If he emitted an uncovered<br>
10 cough, he was expected to rise immediately and fling open<br>
a window, no matter how cold the weather, so that a blast<br>
of fresh air could protect his fellows from the contamina-
tion of his germs. And if he felt obliged to disturb the<br>
class routine by leaving the room for a drink of water<br>
15 (Miss Dove loftily ignored any other necessity), he did<br>
so to an accompaniment of dead silence. Miss Dove would<br>
look at him—that was all—following his departure and<br>
greeting his return with her perfectly expressionless gaze,<br>
and the whole class would sit idle and motionless until<br>
20 he was back in the fold again. It was easier—even if<br>
one had eaten salt fish for breakfast—to remain and<br>
suffer. </p>

<p>In line 17, the narrator inserts the phrase “that was all” in order to emphasize that
(A) the infraction was not a serious one<br>
(B) a spoken reproach was unnecessary<br>
(C) the student openly acknowledged wrongdoing<br>
(D) only one offense had been committed<br>
(E) even a single offense brought punishment </p>

<p>The answer is B and I chose A. The CB online explanation wasn’t that satisfactory to me.
Can a CR expert evince the rationale behind the answer choice?</p>

<p>This is just a tidbit that I found WIERD: even though I chose A, the infraction DID NOT seem like a minor one, especially considering the last line. It rather seemed a SERIOUS infraction… But that’s where my justification ends… </p>

<p>thanx in advance :smiley: :)!</p>

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<p>Have you ever done something bad and instead of your parents yelling at you, they just look at you with a stern, disappointed look to make you feel guilty? It’s like that.</p>

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<p>ooohh you mean the eye-eye method of reproaching…</p>

<p>oh yeah thanx :D</p>

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<p>Another question of this passage…</p>

<p>Q: In line 2, “rehearsed” most nearly means:
(A) directed
(B) listed
(C) practiced
(D) perfected</p>

<h2>(E) emonstrated</h2>

<p>Help please!!!</p>

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<p>Newepisode/ what is the answer for that problem? I want to be sure of the answer before providing an explanation.</p>

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<p>The answer is B… Tks… :o)</p>

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<p>stating them as calmly and dispassionately as if she were describing. if you were confused among choices A, C and E, you can eliminate them because they are very similar to each other.( that’s what I did)</p>

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<p>Um, I do believe that “direct” and “practiced” have similar meanings, but “demonstrate” seems different from those two… So how to get rid of this choice (E)? :)</p>

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<p>I would say the key word is stating. She did not demonstrate them. Rather, she stated, or listed, them.</p>

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<p>However, I’m not exactly the most literate person, so you might be better off asking for a second opinion from someone else if this is confusing for you…</p>